This easy Carrot and Celery Soup Recipe is made with homemade bone broth.

You can also buy bone broth. If you prefer to do this, just make sure it's organic and from somewhere like a farm shop or a butcher that sells grass fed meat.

If possible, I use bone broth instead of stock as the liquid base because I think it makes for a tastier outcome with greater healing and nourishing benefits.

If you're vegetarian or vegan replace the bone broth with vegetable stock to make this recipe vegan.

Carrot and Celery Soup Recipe -Nutrients & Ingredients

Collagen in bone broth

Collagen is a protein that is abundant in bone, marrow, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments. It's the breakdown of collagen in bone broths that produces gelatin, which helps to heal and seal the gut.

What's also great about bone broth is that it adds so much flavour to your soup. If you're vegetarian or vegan, you're going to want to swap the bone broth for vegetable stock or filtered water though.

Carrots

I'm sure you can remember when you were a child, your Mum telling you to eat your carrots so that you can see in the dark. Well this is no old wives tale, it's true.

Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, a compound your body changes into vitamin A, which helps keep your eyes healthy. And beta-carotene helps protect your eyes from the sun and lowers your chances of cataracts and other eye problems.

Celery

Celery is a wonderful source of fibre. This makes it a great ingredient for those concerned with losing weight or maintaining healthy digestion.

The best herbs for this soup

Wild marjoram grows very well in my garden from Spring to early Autumn. As well as adding a sweet taste to this soup, it has a lovely aroma. If you don't have wild marjoram, I suggest using dried marjoram, or fresh or dried basil. If using dried herbs use half of the quantity, as it's stronger than the fresh stuff.

Soup topping

I also love to add extra flavour to my soups which you can do really well with a topping. To pretty up the soup and add some sweet crunch I've chosen grated, raw beetroot.

How to Make This Carrot and Celery Soup Recipe

Prep time: 10 minutes  Cook time: 30 minutes  Total time: 40 minutes

Serves: 6

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 large onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 12 sticks celery
• 12 carrots
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 litres bone broth or vegetable stock / filtered water
• 2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon wild marjoram or fresh basil or 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 medium beetroot (peeled & grated) optional for the topping
• Freshly ground black pepper & Himalayan salt

RECIPE:

1. Wash, peel and chop the onion, garlic, celery and carrots into small pieces / slices. If you're using organic carrots (recommended) there's no need to peel them, just wash them thoroughly.
2. Warm the olive oil in a large non-stick deep pan to a moderate temperature and add the onion, garlic, celery and carrots, dried basil (if using instead of fresh) plus seasoning. Allow the vegetables to soften slightly before adding the bay leaf and pouring in the bone broth or vegetable stock.
3. Bring everything to the boil and simmer for 25 - 30 minutes.
4. Remove the bay leaf and stir in the fresh marjoram or basil.
5. If you prefer a smooth texture to your soup, blend everything before serving. Otherwise leave and serve the soup with the chunks of vegetables floating about.
6. For the soup topping, use the grated beetroot and some fresh marjoram, or fresh basil, to decorate the top of each soup bowl.
7. Serve and enjoy.

Top Tips:

1. Double up on the quantity of ingredients if you want a batch lot of soup to freeze or for another day.

2. Leave the soup to stand in your big pot for several hours for more flavour. You'll find that homemade soup tastes much better when all the ingredients used have time to mingle together.

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